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Bean Genealogy & History

Bean is a patronymic Scottish name derived from the Gaelic given name "Beathan", meaning "life". However, also suggested is an English derivation either from Old English "bean", meaning "beans", or Middle English "bene", meaning "friendly". Bean family history includes Saint Bean, the founder of the bishopric of Mortlach in Banff (now Aberdeen) in the 11th century; his feast day is October 26. The MacBean motto in Gaelic is "Na bean don chat gun lamhainn", meaning "touch not the cat but a glove", warning enemies not to engage in battle. American Bean genealogy includes settlers in Maryland and Massachusetts in the 1630s.